HC seeks Director Prosecution’s appearance

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked Director Prosecution to appear before it on next date of hearing to explain failure in ensuring appearance of state counsels in criminal cases pending before it for disposal. The direction was passed by a single bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey after state failed to file in […]

Police ‘thrash’ traders protesting theft in Wathura

SRINAGAR: Police on Thursday allegedly thrashed a group of traders in Wathura area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, who were protesting against the theft at a copper store by unknown burglars on Wednesday night. Dozens of traders assembled this morning at the main Chowk, Wathura, and staged protests against the rising burglary incidents in the […]

Land settlement to be completed in 5 years: Govt

JAMMU: MoS Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Ajaz Ahmed Khan Thursday said that settlement operations in the state would be completed within five years and all land records would be updated in the given time. He also said compensation has been paid in more than 80 percent land acquisition cases in the state. Winding up the […]

GoI approves mega football event in Kashmir this year

Jammu: The Indian government has agreed to the suggestion of Jammu and Kashmir government to host a mega football event in Kashmir during the summers this year. “The Centre has agreed to the suggestion of Jammu and Kashmir government to host a mega football event in Kashmir during the summers this year,” an official spokesman […]

Qadri’s demise widely condoled

SRINAGAR: Several parties and leaders Thursday expressed condolences over the demise of Nazir Ahmad Qadri who died in a road accident in Jammu on Wednesday. Qadri, brother of Daily Afaaq’s editor, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri and its associate editor Morifaat Qadri, was working in agriculture department. While condoling the demise, chief Patron of Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi […]

House passes grants of Law, Justice & PA Deptt

JAMMU: Minister for Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Mir Saifullah has said that the Government has taken several initiatives in this direction to provide justice to the people at their doorstep by strengthening the network of courts across the State. The Minister said that government has appointed five High Court Judges during the last year […]

Ford inaugurates ‘Autowings’ sale service facilities in Srinagar, Anantnag

SRINAGAR: Committed to elevate the brand and ownership experience, Ford India Thursday augmented its sales and service network in the Kashmir valley with the inauguration of two facilities of Autowings Ford, a spokesperson of the company said here. “Of the newly inaugurated facilities in Srinagar and south Kashmir’s Anantnag town, Autowings Ford service facility at […]

Hurriyats, JKLF condemn Pulwama youth’s ‘mutilation’

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation (JKLF) Thursday condemned “the killing and mutilation of a Pulwama youth by Indian forces.” In a statement, JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik while condemning as “heinous” the killing by forces said that “people of Pulwama and the area where this young man has been martyred are protesting against this custodial […]

26,418 recruitments by SSRB in 5 years: Govt

Jammu: Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather Thursday said that 26418 job selections in different government department have been made out of 52638 posts referred to Service Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) since 2009-10. Replying to a question by Abdul Gani Malik in the House, the finance minister informed that with the opening balance of 16659 posts […]

Valley based 2 business ventures selected among India’s top 30 student start-ups

SRINAGAR: Kashmir based business ventures, ‘IAC Software Solutions’ of Waleed Qureshi and ‘Daily Morning Times’, an Urdu newspaper of Syed Shafkat, have been selected among India’s Top 30 student start-ups. The list of top start-ups was announced over the weekend at an award ceremony held in a Bengaluru college. The TATA First Dot powered by […]